"I am no one, just a dimensional traveler. Come, let me see your growth! Naruto!"
Li Xing pointed his blade at Naruto, a cold smirk on his face.
"Hmph! It's time for revenge! Akamaru!"
Kiba used a shadow clone and then combined with Akamaru, transforming into a three-headed ferocious beast.
Shino waved his hands, releasing a swarm of destructive insects. Hinata activated her Byakugan, two lion heads appearing on her palms.
Choji grew to an enormous size, controlled by Shikamaru to attack. The Ino-Shika-Cho formation was missing one member, the pig.
Tenten threw out a large scroll, summoning a massive iron ball. Lee used the Eight Inner Gates, but only opened up to the sixth gate.
The other ninjas charged towards the Ten-Tails' clones, as if it had been implicitly agreed that the few youngsters of Konoha, led by Naruto, would face Li Xing, who appeared to be around Naruto's age.
Li Xing watched Kiba's unchanging stubbornness and gently shook his head, "No lessons learned, no growth."
Then, with a swift movement, Li Xing appeared behind Team Eight. First, he unleashed a fire jutsu, incinerating all the destructive insects, and then swatted Kiba and Akamaru away.
Finally, Hinata charged forward, her fist aimed at Li Xing's head. Li Xing raised a hand and easily caught Hinata's fist, "You truly haven't improved at all..."
As soon as Li Xing finished speaking, he felt a strong tremor and was then sent flying by Hinata's strike.
Next, Kiba continued to charge at Li Xing, his body spinning continuously. As Li Xing was hit, several slashes appeared on his clothes.
Li Xing grabbed Kiba's spinning body with both hands, forcefully stopping his motion, and then threw him backward with great force.
"It seems there has been some growth after all. One has learned to use claws, another knows how to generate vibrational chakra for aftershock."
Before Li Xing could ponder further, a spinning ball of flesh descended from the sky. Li Xing punched Choji away, along with Shikamaru, who was connected by his shadow.
Following that, Lee rushed forward with a giant iron ball. Li Xing extended a hand and pushed with his palm.
"Eight Trigrams Air Palm!"
The massive iron ball was instantly shattered, and Lee also sustained internal injuries, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing all his companions defeated in an instant, Naruto immediately activated his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and with a swift movement, appeared behind Li Xing. Sasuke arrived with him.
Sasuke drew his Kusanagi sword and swung it horizontally, while Naruto held a Rasengan, aiming directly for Li Xing's chest.
"Eight Trigrams Palms Return!"
Li Xing's single defensive move, Kaiten, sent Naruto and Sasuke flying far away. Li Xing took off his haori, put on gloves, and threw a direct punch at Sakura.
"Super Beast Imitating Drawing!"
Sai drew two lions, which appeared before Li Xing and blocked his punch, while Sakura took the opportunity to leap backward.
Upon landing, Sakura shouted Sai's name. Sai drew a lion for Sakura to use as a stepping stone, and Sakura stomped on it, charging forward.
"After accumulating chakra for these three years, I've finally stored enough." A diamond-shaped mark appeared on Sakura's forehead, identical to Tsunade's.
"Cherry Blossom Dance!"
Sakura leaped high and powerfully punched down at Li Xing. Li Xing extended a hand and caught Sakura's fist. The ground shattered under the force of Sakura's punch, but Li Xing remained unharmed, standing in his original position.
"Such excellent strength!" Li Xing smiled and pulled Sakura, who was above him, towards himself. Simultaneously, he threw a punch with his other hand, directly causing Sakura to spit out bitter liquid.
Li Xing hadn't expected Sakura's physical condition to be so poor that she spat blood with one punch. He was inadvertently splashed with saliva and immediately tore off part of Sakura's clothing to wipe his face.
He tore off the soft inner lining, as the ninja vest was too stiff. However, Li Xing wasn't a pervert; he only tore a section from the waist.
After throwing Sakura aside, Li Xing picked up his blade and looked at Sai with a wicked grin, "I'm about to draw my sword, Kyojuro!"
"Breath of Flame, First Form, Unknowing Fire!"
Sai, who was flying through the air on a bird, quickly dodged, but his ink was still burned by the flames and evaporated. Sai fell from the sky.
Seeing this, Naruto quickly extended a chakra arm and grabbed Sai. The Konoha rookies then stood together, their eyes fixed on Li Xing.
"With just this level, you are still far from it! You can forget about touching the Ten-Tails unless you can get past me," Li Xing slowly sheathed his blade, shaking his head as he spoke.
Li Xing's words reminded Naruto and Sasuke. They immediately used summoning jutsu, as did Sakura.
Naruto summoned a large toad, Sasuke summoned a large snake, and Sakura summoned a slug.
After a moment, Naruto realized that the toad beneath him was Gamatatsu, not Gamabunta. He marveled at Gamatatsu's growth speed, amazed at how big it had become in such a short time.
"Gamatatsu! Jump!" With Li Xing's reminder, Naruto directly ordered Gamatatsu to jump, soaring over Li Xing towards the Ten-Tails' main body.
Sasuke had Aoda burrow into the ground, bypassing Li Xing to attack the Ten-Tails.
As for Sakura, she naturally had the slug divide and heal the injured shinobi alliance.
"Wind Release: Super Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken!"
"Flame Release: Susanoo Kagutsuchi!"
Naruto and Sasuke attacked simultaneously. When their attacks collided, they suddenly expanded. Amaterasu was fire, and fire grew when met with wind. However, this required perfect coordination; otherwise, the wind would extinguish the fire.
"You truly underestimate me!"
Li Xing smiled and clasped his hands together. Four types of chakra appeared around him, eventually forming four colossal divine beasts.
Azure Dragon, wind attribute chakra; White Tiger, lightning attribute chakra; Vermilion Bird, fire attribute chakra; Black Tortoise, water attribute chakra.
These were merely Li Xing's chakra shaped into the forms of the Four Great Divine Beasts. Though they lacked intelligence, it was sufficient.
The Azure Dragon soared into the sky, exhaling a fierce gale that scattered Naruto and Sasuke's combined attack. Then, the White Tiger roared, lightning spreading across the battlefield.
The Vermilion Bird gently flapped its wings, and flames burned down the Four Violet Flames Formation. The Black Tortoise stomped its foot, and several water columns erupted from the ground, filling the entire battlefield with a vast ocean.
Madara, seeing Li Xing's move, became extremely excited, almost unable to contain his urge to fight Li Xing.
"How is it? Still struggling? Each of these divine beasts is no less powerful than a Tailed Beast," Li Xing stood atop the White Tiger, asking the ninjas below.
"Li Xing, stop this at once! I'm sure your mother wouldn't want you to do this! Come, come to Minato's side!" Kushina pleaded with Li Xing. Previously, she had felt pity for Li Xing, but now he seemed like a different person, which made Kushina's heart ache. There must be some hardship driving him to this.
Li Xing turned his head to look at Kushina, his heart wavering. Kushina was indeed a gentle mother, but she was not his mother. No matter what, Li Xing was determined to try the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
"There's no need. I will apologize to you after the war. For now, I will see this through to the end."
"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet!"
Suddenly, a colossal water dragon shot up into the sky, directly biting down at Li Xing.
"Creating so much water is perfect for water-style ninjutsu users..." Tobirama chuckled inwardly. This kind of scene was ideal for his own combat. This time, he would definitely eliminate Li Xing completely.
"Susanoo! Complete Body!"
Li Xing directly activated his Susanoo to its fullest extent. With a single slash, he broke through Tobirama's water jutsu and then rode the White Tiger with his Susanoo, charging towards Tobirama.
"Susanoo! This guy! He's from the Uchiha clan!" Tobirama was greatly shocked, not expecting another Madara from the Uchiha clan. It was no wonder he was so extreme.
Madara was not surprised; it would have been strange if Li Xing couldn't activate a complete Susanoo. However, others felt a sense of despair. Choji, who had seen Susanoo before, couldn't help but swallow his saliva; it was simply too enormous.
Sasuke was even more shocked, realizing Li Xing was also from the Uchiha clan, which explained his knowledge of Itachi.
Naruto also hadn't expected Li Xing to have this hidden skill, and it seemed he still hadn't caught up to Li Xing.
"Falling Cherry Blossoms!"
Just as Li Xing was about to strike with his blade, the five Kage and Jiraiya's disciples arrived from afar. Tsunade's voice could be heard from a distance, yelling for Li Xing to stop.
Li Xing frowned. The Susanoo dissipated in an instant, and the Four Great Divine Beasts also vanished. Only Li Xing remained, standing in the air, looking down at the crowd.